Nearby Words
getting on
| Main Entry: |
get on
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mount |
| Synonyms: | ascend, board, climb, embark, enplane, entrain, go up, scale |
| Antonyms: | dismount, get off |
| Main Entry: | get on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be compatible |
| Synonyms: | agree, be friendly, concur, get along, harmonize, hit it off |
| Antonyms: | disagree |
| Main Entry: | get on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put clothing on |
| Synonyms: | assume, attire, don, draw on, dress, slip into, throw on, wear |
| Antonyms: | disrobe, unclothe |
| Main Entry: | aged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
| Synonyms: | age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, been around, creaky, elderly, getting on, gray, moth-eaten, oldie, over the hill, passé, rusty, senescent, senior citizen, shot*, timeworn, venerable, worn, worse for wear |
| Antonyms: | new, unripe, young, youthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aging |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | becoming older |
| Synonyms: | crumbling, declining, developing, fading, fermenting, getting along, getting on, maturing, mellowing, senescent, slumping, stale, waning, wearing out |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advanced in age |
| Synonyms: | aged, along in years, ancient, broken down, debilitated, decrepit, elderly, enfeebled, exhausted, experienced, fossil, geriatric, getting on, gray, gray-haired, grizzled, hoary*, impaired, inactive, infirm, mature, matured, not young, olden, oldish, over the hill, past one's prime, seasoned, senile, senior, skilled, superannuated, tired, venerable, versed, veteran, wasted* |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, young, youthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | long in the tooth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
| Synonyms: | aging, getting on, getting up in years, gray-haired, senescent, white-haired |
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | befriend |
| Synonyms: | accompany, amalgamate, be friends, be in cahoots, buddy up, bunch up, come together, confederate, consort, fraternize, gang up, get in on, get in with, get into, get together, go along with, go partners, hang around, hang out, hang out with, hobnob, join, join up with, line up with, mingle, mix, pal up, play footsie with, pool, run around with, run with, string along with, swing with, take up with, team up, throw in together, tie in, tie up, truck with, work with |
| Antonyms: | avoid, disassociate, disjoin, disunite, divorce |
| Main Entry: | board |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embark on vehicle |
| Synonyms: | catch, climb on, embus, emplane, enter, entrain, get on, hop on, mount |
| Notes: | a board is a committee having supervisory powers, a plank, or food served to lodgers - while bored is tired of the world a plank is thicker than a board |
| Antonyms: | disembark, get off, leave |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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